UFC removes Anderson Silva from official rankings after suspension for doping

The Brazilian's departure allowed the debut of champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the pound-for-pound division and the return of Tim Boetsch in the middleweight division.

Final decision on the Spider case (photo) will only take place in August. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

Spider (photo) was cut from the middleweight and pound-for-pound rankings. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

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the phase of Anderson Silva It's really something to forget. After seeing his victory over Nick Diaz be reversed into a I didn't answer, receiving a fine of more than R$1 million and being suspended for a year after the doping episode in which he was involved before UFC 183, Spider received the coup de grace and was removed by the Ultimate organization from the official fighter rankings .

This is the first time since the ranking was established at the beginning of 2013 that Anderson Silva does not appear in the relationship. Anderson's departure also marks the end of an “era” in the classification, which was dominated at its inauguration by the Spider, Jon Jones and the canadian Georges St Pierre. Today, none of the three appear in the list.

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The output of Anderson Silva was celebrated by at least two fighters: Tim Boetsch and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Thanks to Spider's departure, the North American returned to top-15 middleweight category and the Pole made her debut in the weight-for-weight ranking, which includes the organization's best fighters regardless of division.

Anderson Silva, 40 years old, now has a professional record of 33 wins, six losses and one fight without result. Spider will only be allowed to compete again in February 2016, and to receive the license to fight, he must present a negative anti-doping test.

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